CoachBarnyard wrote:Definitely 2 on 1 because Engo was trailing. If Bortuzzo tries to stand him up at the line he makes a pass and its a break-away. Always take the pass away. The goalie has to make the save on the 1st shot.

Agree with the general thought of how you play a 2-on-1 as I coach hockey, and yeah, that's the correct play. However, Bortuzzo just gave up a lot of space by backing up and being indecisive. Typical rookie/youth mistake and Engelland shares a lot of blame there, but Bortuzzo allowed the 2-on-1 to happen by not stepping up and giving up too much ice too soon, imo.

Gee, why doesn't Malkin have as many shots? It probably has nothing to do with him playing the left side of the ice on the PP instead of where he scores the majority of his goals, the right side. I guess there is some great insight that only HCDB has which would cause him to put him in a location where he doesn't score from.

I wasn't in love with how either d-man played the goal at first glance. Engo doesn't backcheck on the correct side, he attacks the shooter's backhand side and tries to reach around him instead of pressuring on the forehand side to force him to his backhand. Bortuzzo doesn't realize that Engo is a slug and thinks he's going to get that support, but Engo just wasn't fast enough to get back on Clarkson (who isn't that good of a skater) and become impactful in the play. I think if Bort has that over again and realizes the limitations of his partner, he tightens the gap a little bit. But he thinks he's going to get more support there I think...

CoachBarnyard wrote:Definitely 2 on 1 because Engo was trailing. If Bortuzzo tries to stand him up at the line he makes a pass and its a break-away. Always take the pass away. The goalie has to make the save on the 1st shot.

Agree with the general thought of how you play a 2-on-1 as I coach hockey, and yeah, that's the correct play. However, Bortuzzo just gave up a lot of space by backing up and being indecisive. Typical rookie/youth mistake and Engelland shares a lot of blame there, but Bortuzzo allowed the 2-on-1 to happen by not stepping up and giving up too much ice too soon, imo.

You have a good point. Bortuzzo needed to have less gap so he could put a stick on the shot.

mikey287 wrote:I wasn't in love with how either d-man played the goal at first glance. Engo doesn't backcheck on the correct side, he attacks the shooter's backhand side and tries to reach around him instead of pressuring on the forehand side to force him to his backhand. Bortuzzo doesn't realize that Engo is a slug and thinks he's going to get that support, but Engo just wasn't fast enough to get back on Clarkson (who isn't that good of a skater) and become impactful in the play. I think if Bort has that over again and realizes the limitations of his partner, he tightens the gap a little bit. But he thinks he's going to get more support there I think...